[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 2 (Thursday, January 5, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Pages S525-S526]
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                  MEASURE READ FOR FIRST TIME--S. 169

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I send a bill to the desk and ask for 
its first reading.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will read the bill for the first 
time.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 169) to curb the practice of imposing unfunded 
     Federal mandates on States and local governments; to 
     strengthen the partnership between the Federal Government and 
     State, local and tribal governments; to end the imposition, 
     in the absence of full consideration by Congress, of Federal 
     [[Page S526]] mandates on State, local, and tribal 
     governments without adequate funding, in a manner that may 
     displace other essential governmental priorities; and to 
     ensure that the Federal Government pays the costs incurred by 
     those governments in complying with certain requirements 
     under Federal statutes and regulations, and for other 
     purposes.

  Mr. GRASSLEY. I now ask for the second reading of the bill.
  Mr. FORD. Mr. President, I object.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The bill will be read on 
the next legislative day.

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